Every material Form 8-K Century Aluminum filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Century Aluminum reported third quarter 2026 net income attributable to Century of $302.6 million, or $2.89 per diluted share, up from $249.3 million, or $2.39, in the second quarter, on net sales of $961.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Century was $331.6 million, and the company expects fourth quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA of $275 million to $300 million, below the third quarter level.
Q3 2026 net sales of $961.2 million, up $209.1 million from Q2 2026, driven by higher shipments after the Grundartangi Line 2 restart
Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $2.89 versus $2.39 in Q2 2026; adjusted EPS of $2.58 versus $2.46
Q4 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook of $275 million to $300 million
Liquidity of $1,161.5 million at September 30, 2026, including $713.0 million in cash and cash equivalents
Century Aluminum reported second quarter 2026 results on August 6, 2026. Net sales rose $102.9 million from the first quarter to $752.1 million, but GAAP net income attributable to Century fell $88.2 million to $249.3 million, mainly because the first quarter included a one-time $287.9 million gain on the sale of Hawesville. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Century rose to $326.9 million, and the company expects third quarter adjusted EBITDA of $325 million to $345 million.
Net sales $752.1 million vs. $649.2 million in Q1 2026; aluminum shipments 130,632 tonnes vs. 122,865 tonnes
Diluted EPS $2.39 vs. $3.23 in Q1 2026; adjusted EPS $2.46 vs. $1.63
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Century $326.9 million vs. $231.4 million in Q1 2026
Q3 2026 outlook: adjusted EBITDA attributable to Century of $325 million to $345 million; liquidity $784.9 million at June 30, 2026
Century Aluminum reported first quarter 2026 net sales of $649.2 million, up from $633.7 million in the prior quarter, and net income attributable to Century of $337.5 million, which includes a one-time $287.9 million gain on the sale of Hawesville. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Century rose to $231.4 million, and the company expects second quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $315 million to $335 million, but aluminum shipments fell and the reported profit is driven largely by the one-time gain.
Net sales were $649.2 million versus $633.7 million in Q4 2025, while aluminum shipments fell to 122,865 tonnes from 140,257 tonnes.
Net income attributable to Century was $337.5 million, or $3.23 diluted EPS, including the $287.9 million Hawesville gain; adjusted EPS was $1.63 versus $1.25.
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Century was $231.4 million, up $60.8 million from the prior quarter.
The company expects second quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA of $315 million to $335 million, and reported liquidity of $611.0 million at March 31, 2026.
Century Aluminum said its previously issued financial statements for fiscal 2023 and 2024 and several 2024-2025 interim periods should no longer be relied upon. The restatement stems from a change to fully consolidate its Jamalco production assets, after SEC staff disagreed with the company's view that the change was immaterial. The company said the change does not affect net income attributable to Century stockholders, but it expects to report a material weakness in internal controls.
Affected periods include fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024, and interim periods through September 30, 2025.
2024 gross profit as restated is $172.0 million, down from $185.0 million as previously reported; 2023 gross profit is $87.6 million, down from $91.9 million.
Total assets at December 31, 2024 rise to $2,120.0 million from $1,939.4 million; net income attributable to Century stockholders is unchanged.
The Audit Committee made the conclusion on March 2, 2026, and the company expects a material weakness in internal controls.
Century Aluminum reported fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $633.7 million, up slightly from the prior quarter, but net income attributable to stockholders fell to $1.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, from $14.9 million in the third quarter. Full-year 2025 net income was $41.8 million, down $295.0 million from 2024, and the company guided first-quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA attributable to stockholders to $215 million to $235 million.
Q4 2025 net sales $633.7 million versus $632.2 million in Q3 2025; Q4 net income $1.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted share
Q4 Adjusted net income $128.2 million, or $1.25 per share; Adjusted EBITDA attributable to stockholders $170.6 million
FY 2025 net sales $2.5 billion; FY net income $41.8 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, versus $336.8 million in 2024
Q1 2026 outlook: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to stockholders of $215 million to $235 million, citing higher energy costs from Winter Storm Fern
On February 2, 2026, Century Aluminum of Kentucky General Partnership, a subsidiary of Century Aluminum Company, sold about 750 acres in Hawesville, Kentucky to Justified DataPower LLC and completed the sale the same day. The buyer paid $200 million in cash plus a 6.8% non-dilutive minority interest in Raylan Data Holdings, which plans to develop a high-performance computing and artificial intelligence data center on the site. The filing says the cash proceeds and the minority stake are the consideration, and the company will have no obligation to contribute capital to maintain the stake.
Sale completed February 2, 2026, for $200 million in cash plus a 6.8% non-dilutive minority equity interest in Raylan Data Holdings LLC.
Property covers approximately 750 acres at 1627 State Route 3543, Hawesville, KY 42348.
Company subsidiary may require Raylan Data to buy the minority interest starting on the first anniversary of data center operations; the company will not fund construction or operations.
Company press release says TeraWulf Inc. will redevelop the site into a digital infrastructure campus.
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